2/ See the #ALA (@alalibrary) response:
https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/ALA-Responds-Department-Education-Dismissing-Complaints-Book-Bans-Are-Real

"Book bans are real. Ask students who cannot access literary classics required for college or parents whose children can’t check out a book about penguins at their school library. Ask school librarians who have lost their jobs for protecting the freedom to read. While a parent has the right to guide their own children’s reading, their beliefs and prejudices should not dictate what another parent chooses for their own children.

The new administration is not above the U.S. Constitution. Federal judges have repeatedly ruled that removing books from school library shelves based on the objections of a person or group, or due to prejudice against a group – book banning– is unconstitutional censorship that violates students’ First Amendment rights. Already several states have wasted countless taxpayer dollars defending lawsuits that seek to vindicate students’ Constitutional right to read freely in a safe and supportive environment."